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Big thanks to Serek
« on: 20 January 2018, 20:09:37 »

For sorting my 3.2’s sills, an excellent job. Really pleased with the result, should keep the old barge going for a few more MOT’s.

I joined the forum in 2006 and Serek in 2008 can’t believe it’s taken until 2018 to actually put a face to the name  :o

I’ll be back though, worth travelling to excellent people  :y
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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #1 on: 20 January 2018, 21:19:18 »

I agree, well worth the journey from here in Witham (70 miles each way), especially as my local garage man admits that he doesn't even like cars and knows ****-all about Omegas!

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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #2 on: 20 January 2018, 21:21:01 »

He’s a decent, honest mechanic.

Might get him to do my ATF, just because I don’t fancy lying under the car in the cold and straining the old back  :)

Might get him to change my wishbones while I’m there, so I can bin the poly bushes ......
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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #3 on: 20 January 2018, 21:42:50 »

You take care of your old back, James! I hope that your liver funtion is OK?
You have confused me with your comment regarding giving the polybushes the elbow; doesn't OOF wisdom say they are the Dog's....?
I've got ATP wishbones, fitted by Serek a few weeks back and after full geometry locally, it has transformed the car. Locally there is a bridge with terrible tramlines due to action by heavy lorries, which before the wishbones/tracking gave me white knuckles trying to keep the going in MY choice of direction: now I don't even notice that they are there!  :y 8)

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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #4 on: 20 January 2018, 21:44:08 »

Oh, and were you looking in the mirror when you said "decent. honest mechanic"?  :)

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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #5 on: 20 January 2018, 22:00:15 »

He’s a decent, honest mechanic.

Might get him to do my ATF, just because I don’t fancy lying under the car in the cold and straining the old back  :)

Might get him to change my wishbones while I’m there, so I can bin the poly bushes ......
Why? Whas wrong with your poly bushes?

I fitted poly bushes to my Elite a few years ago and it transformed it.

I am going to fit poly bushes to the Project MV6 (as soon as it stops raining). It is fine on smooth roads but I hate the way it veers off line on poor surfaces.
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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #6 on: 20 January 2018, 22:15:11 »

Now you can see why I am confused, Andy!
I found, as outlined above, that proper 4-wheel and camberalignment transformed my Omega into a proper car again: it's amazing what you get used to, isn't it, until you get things sorted properly?

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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #7 on: 21 January 2018, 11:28:53 »

They may stiffen up the steering but I feel this is to the detriment of ride quality ...
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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #8 on: 21 January 2018, 11:38:51 »

They may stiffen up the steering but I feel this is to the detriment of ride quality ...
Probably not.

A brand new bush is probably every bit as firm as a poly.  But a poly doesn't degrade.


(Assuming road grade polys, not race grade ones).
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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #9 on: 21 January 2018, 11:47:47 »

So my new wishbones and my under 3k miles per year should see me and/or my car out, then?

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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #10 on: 21 January 2018, 11:52:09 »

So my new wishbones and my under 3k miles per year should see me and/or my car out, then?

Ron.
IIRC, you fitted those ATP ones?  If so, I'd expect 2 years before the bushes are shagged.
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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #11 on: 21 January 2018, 11:54:32 »

Yes. Are they crap, then? They seemed solid enough to me.  ???

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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #12 on: 21 January 2018, 12:47:05 »

Are they crap, then?
Yes, as I said at the time you were buying them.

Granted, they are cheap, but as I said at the time, its the fitting costs and alignment costs that are the expensive bits, so saving a few quid on the wishbone is actually false economy.


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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #13 on: 21 January 2018, 13:28:12 »

Did you keep your original wishbones Ron ? If so, strip out the front and rear bushes, or give them to me and I can do it for you.
Then if you suspect your ATP version are going to need replacing in the not too distant future, buy a pair of GM rear bushes, which I can press in for you, and a set of polybushes. Original GM balljoints may well be ok, so don't replace them unless they show signs of being shagged. Dont ask me how I know this.  :-[  ;D
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Re: Big thanks to Serek
« Reply #14 on: 21 January 2018, 13:51:55 »

Funnily enough, yesterday I was just about to throw them away but iot was too cold to go to the dump with them, so I still have them.
That sounds like a good plan, Albs, thank you very much.
'Er indoors reckons I never throw anything away - my policy has paid off here!  ;D :y

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